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Online Company Reviews: Believability, Utility, and Usability

Smart shoppers everywhere know that no matter what you're on the market for, it's a good idea to get a general overview of how actual users rate their experiences with the product. Online review websites give customers of products and services everywhere a chance to share their views, no matter how valuable or irrational their perspective may be. Given the propensity for customers to share...

Wellworks For You Releases Smartphone App

Corporate wellness management platform Wellworks For You has announced the release of a smartphone app, available for iOS and Android devices, that is now being included with all versions of the Wellworks For You programs. Participants can now access all program features from their mobile devices, including the wellness calendar that facilitates sign up for upcoming events, challenges, and...

LoseFaceBook.com: Networking for the Disgraced, Rejected and Humbled?

On a whim and from sheer curiosity, I did a Google search for "losefacebook.com", after imagining a Japanese variant of Facebook, as a social and professional networking tool. As I imagine it, the site could combine self-promotion with self-effacing, even self-denigrating humility of those who have, for one reason or another, like a shamed Japanese samurai, lost face and fallen into ...

Survey Offers Glimpse of Real Employee Motivators

EmployWise, a cloud-based SaaS HR automation provider, has released the results of its survey investigating what keeps employees motivated in the workplace. Performed on LinkedIn, the survey drew on responses to the options of constant appreciation, compensation, communication, challenging work, and "all of the above" to pinpoint what keeps employees motivated to do their work. Results showed...

Should the Recruitment Industry Fear LinkedIn?

Sounds like a weird question, right? I mean, as the largest professional networking site, LinkedIn has proven to be a tool for recruiters, not competition. But will it remain this way? I ask this because of an article on istockanalyst.com that posed the question: "Could LinkedIn Substitute A Recruitment Agency?" The article compares a recruitment agency to LinkedIn, and shows how the two...

Why "For-Credit" Internships Aren't Equivalent to Pay

As internships have become the norm for kickstarting the careers of students and recent graduates, so has the idea that receiving academic credit for an internship is compensation enough. You've probably seen this ideal being touted on a number of internship listings, or maybe a company you've worked with has used it before. The disclaimer sometimes reads like this: "Candidates must be...

2 Crucial Considerations When Choosing Leaders

Few of you will need convincing that the right leader can mean the difference between success and failure in your business. No matter how talented the individual team members are, few teams will succeed unless they have a strong leader who can motivate the team and bring them together as a cohesive, synergistic unit, working in pursuit of a common goal or objective. With the help of great...

NICE Systems Announces Comprehensive Workforce Optimization Suite

The NICE Enterprise Group company, NICE Systems, has announced a first-of-its-kind workforce optimization (WFO) suite based in the cloud that offers full WFO capabilities, such as recording, quality management, analytics, workforce management, performance management, incentive compensation management, and customer feedback. Hosted as a SaaS, the suite provides clients with low upfront costs,...

Work4 Launches Graph Search Recruiter, Says More Cost Efficient than LinkedIn

The #1 Facebook Recruiting Solution, Work4, recently launched Graph Search Recruiter—the first recruiting solution to leverage Facebook's Graph Search. Graph Search, a search engine released to Facebook's U.S. user base earlier this year, helps recruiters find the best candidates out of Facebook's 1.1 billion monthly active users worldwide. Work4's new Graph Search Recruiter adapts...

Buff up your Resume with a Supporting Blog

While the resume remains your primary tool for attracting positive attention from your employers of choice and is the key document to display a comprehensive list of all of your past achievements and professional accomplishments, resumes are expected to be concise and as short as possible, leaving little room for elaboration. But, through the clever use of a blog dedicated to your professional...

New SparkHire Infographic tells HR to Place Bets on Tech

If finding the best talent was a game of chance, your company should place its bets on some emerging technology trends. At least that's what the latest infographic from SparkHire, online video resume and interviewing platform, suggests. The infographic, "Why HR Should Bet on Tech," offers HR professionals a few key reasons why their companies need to place their bets on new technology....

Workplace Winning & Social Goals: Lessons from the NHL

Blades once again glide across the ice and pucks are shot on net as the National Hockey League begins its 2013 season. Hockey fans are looking forward to a brighter 2013 after the 2012 season was cut short by a contentious lockout. The NHL achieved some transparency, although probably not the kind they'd hoped for, as fans watched the battle over profits between league and players...

CareerBliss Catalogs Best, Worst Cities for Jobs in 2013

In its Best and Worst Cities to Find a Job in 2013 survey, career community CareerBliss identified what it deemed the most and least viable cities in the U.S. for job seekers in 2013. The survey considered three factors first and foremost, overall employee happiness, unemployment trends, and job availability. Los Angeles topped the list laying claimed to the happiest workers in the country,...

5 Crucial Employer Brand Messages for 2013

We are seeing massive cultural and technological changes in society and this is being reflected in the candidate marketplace through heightened and changed candidate expectations. For example, new mobile communications and collaboration technologies are arriving, which are making it easier for employees to work out of the office, at home, on the go, in hotels, airport lounges and coffee houses....

Should You Lie for a Recruiter?

When it comes to lying and the job search, data shows that many people don't believe "honesty is the best policy." Although a common practice by job seekers, the numbers don't lie: -53 percent of resumes and job applications contain falsifications -78 percent of resumes are misleading -40 percent of resumes inflate salary claims -29 percent of resumes show altered employment...

Job-Hunting Chess Pieces and Their On-the-Job Moves: Role Models For You?

Imagine that recently unemployed pieces in a set of polished chess pieces (like the failed Bishop, shown here, beside his toppled King) come alive, as they do in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland sequel, Through the Looking Glass and are looking for work the same way they make their moves on the chess board. Next, imagine their on-the-job performance, once a job is secured. What could they...

Payroll Vendor Search Tool Offers Free ID, Evaluation, Selection of HRIS Solutions

Lucerna, LLC has announced a free-to-use website offering simple, vendor-neutral option to help HR professions identify, evaluate, and select HRIS and payroll software solutions for their companies. The HR Payroll Systems site uses individualized data to determine the best software solution for each unique set of needs. Run by Lucerna human resources experts, the tool helps users to understand...

CEO Index Shows Falling Optimism in Economy

The Vistage CEO Confidence Index for Q4 2012 has plummeted by nearly 13 points from Q4 2011, falling from 98.8 to 87 over the past year. The lowered confidence and stifled optimism are largely due to the continuing economic slowdown with only modest predictions of growth and economic improvement. Nearly half of surveyed CEOs expressed uncertainty in both the economic and political landscapes and...

The Job Search: Successfully Engaging the Most Common Problems

It doesn't take an economist to realize that jobs are scarce, salaries are low, and the volume of applicants applying for a given job is so high that there is very little time for making a good impression on a potential employer. But all hope is not lost. Because while current job statistics may be intimidating, there are methods that can be used to successfully combat the cold, hard facts and...

Many Employers Unprepared for Implementing 2014 Health Reform Requirements

Planning for the full implementation of healthcare reform compliance requirements has lagged since the Supreme Court ruling this summer legitimizing the law as constitutional. According to the Health Care Reform 360 report from Market Strategies International, most employers have yet to decide whether or not to offer coverage and have failed to learn about their options as time dwindles in the...

How to Make a Hard-to-Refuse Job Offer

You've gone through a great hiring process, references have checked out, the social media profile is clean and now you are in a position to make your dream candidate the job offer. However, in a competitive job market, it cannot be taken for granted that the employee will accept your job offer. Sure, if you are Google (the most desirable employer in the world), you can be pretty sure your...

Vigilance vs. Anxiety: Two Very Different Stress Variables at Work and Home

How do you tend to react to your fears and threats to your plans, responsibilities, needs and hopes? Anxiety? Or vigilance? Suppose there is a problem at work or in finding a job. How about coping with the increasingly scary reports about Fukushima? Do you become anxious and upset, maybe even panicky, or do you become vigilant like a well-disciplined ramrod infantry sentry—watchful,...

Glassdoor Releases Q3 2013 Employment Confidence Survey, Layoff Fears Drop to Lowest Level in 5 Years

According to the Glassdoor Q3 2013 Employment Confidence Survey, 15 percent of employees feel less concerned about being laid off in the next six months, a low since Q4 2008. The change is even a drop of seven percentage points since last quarter. The survey of more than 2,000 working adults, conducted online by Harris Interactive, evaluated four key indicators of employee confidence: job...

Managing Employees with More than One Job

Holding down more than one job isn't just for struggling families or college students any longer. Having more than one job is pretty common right now, especially among Millennials. I work at a small firm with three other Millennials, and all of us have two part-time jobs that add up to anywhere from 30-40 hours/week. We all have our different reasons for keeping the jobs that got us through...

ManpowerGroup Tells US Companies: Build Business Leaders Right

Workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup has warned businesses that they must diversify the skill sets of top leaders to meet the dynamic needs of modern industries and regional economies. As the U.S. unemployment rate rests at 7.8 percent, business leaders must respond appropriately to the worldwide talent shortage and associated risks. "Developing leaders who can navigate volatility and...

Mobile Async Interview Provides Live and Pre-recorded Video Interviewing Tools

Video-interviewing technology firm Async Interview has introduced mobile functionality to its flagship video recruitment solution. Users of iDevices, Android, and Windows devices can now view, rate, and comment on video interviews on the go. "With over 115 million smartphone users in the U.S. alone, we believe our clients want to have access anywhere to view candidate video interviews...

Is the Facebook Complex Bad for Business?

Have you heard about Facebook's new plans? Apparently, the no.1 social networking company has plans to build a community development just a "bike ride"—1.5 miles—from its Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters. The new project is supposed to be a $120 million, 630,000 square-foot complex with 394 housing units. The complex will have studio and three-bedroom apartments, with some units set...

Using Cornerstone OnDemand for your HR Department Needs

There's a big problem with Human Resources these days. Without getting into specifics, the problem is that we don't have enough hours in the day to get everything done. It seems that over the years, the amount of responsibility that has fallen upon HR has continued to grow at an alarming rate. Here's the trouble though: There aren't enough HR professionals to keep up the pace. In fact,...

The Productivity Mythology and how it's Affecting your Life

The whole point behind being "productive" is to minimize the amount of time you spend performing tasks in order to free up more time to do others. Sometimes this means clearing out your chores list so that you have more time to do what you want to do. Other times it means working at a sufficient pace to meet project deadlines while also performing your job at a high level. Whatever your end...

Manage Employee Benefits with Businessolver

Do you know how much time goes into managing the benefits for an entire company? The answer is a whole lot, but let's break it down, shall we? You get a new hire and there is paperwork that needs to be filled out. Enrollment forms, dependent information and proper identification need to be provided to the company. If the HR department handles the benefits administration internally, then...

Hiring Managers Exposed: What They Don't tell you can Hurt You

Job interviews are supposed to be about an employer and a candidate getting to know whether each make a good fit with one another. But sometimes hiring managers may use tricky methods in order to winnow the herd. Many of these controversial methods are used to get information about applicants that would be otherwise illegal to directly ask. But no matter how shocking some of these underhanded...

4 Ways 4G Will Transform Hiring

In 2013, mobile operators throughout the world ramped up efforts to roll out 4G networks to the masses. By all accounts, 4G promises to enable data transfer speeds, which are several times faster than 3G. This is creating a lot of excitement in technical circles and it is expected to have a far reaching impact on business. But, what does 4G mean for the rest of HR, particularly hiring? We want...

Temp Workers Boosting Short- and Long-term Employment Rates

Workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup has stated that temporary workers will remain a key factor in sustaining business growth and fueling the decline of the national unemployment rate, which rose 0.1 point in January to 7.9 percent. The company reports that the private sector added 157,000 new jobs in January, while seasonally adjusted totals for November and December 2012 rose to 247,000...

Intuit Inc.: Small Business Growth Slows as Revenues Decline

For the fifth straight month, employment growth at small businesses has slowed while revenues continue to slide according to Intuit, Inc.'s monthly Small Business Employment and Revenue Indexes. The Small Business Employment Index shows that the small business employment rate rose a meager 0.16 percent in August, down from an already paltry 0.2 percent in July. Average monthly compensation grew...

Superficial or Science? Dating Sites Converting to Recruiting Sites

Since the advent of recruiting as a profession, we've been likening recruiting to dating. There are undeniable similarities in the sourcing, screening and selection processes between dating and recruiting. Online dating sites are catching on to these similarities and getting into the recruiting game. I was recently researching the field of work-force science. This field of study is where HR...

OneExchange Announced Health Benefit Solution for Employees, Retirees

On the heels of Towers Watson's acquisition of Extend Health in 2012, the company has announced the launch of OneExchange, offering exchange-based health insurance options for full- and part-time employees and pre-65 and Medicare retirees. OneExchange simplifies the insurance management process including coverage issues and quality and cost of private and public health plan...

A Bizarre Approach to the Job Hunt

I came across an interesting story about Daniel Seddiqui, the "most rejected job seeker." He's a motivational speaker and the author of "50 Jobs in 50 States," a book about his experiences working all across America. Apparently, after being unemployed for three years post college graduation, Seddiqui decided to take a journey around the nation and work 50 jobs in 50 states over the...

Snagajob Reports Millennials Bucking Slacker Stereotype in Job Search

The Snagajob Service Industry Hiring Report has indicated that Millennials are contradicting negative expectations by showing more ambition, job re-engagement, and job applications than older job seekers. Major findings of the report include: • 8 percent of Snagajob users resumed their job search after at least three months of inactivity from December 2012 through January 2013; a 3.7 percent...

Infographic Reveals How Millennials use Mobile for the Job Search

Almost every day, someone from the HR and recruitment world pumps out a "this is what you need to know about Millennials" article. And, yes you guessed it, this post is no different. Most of these types of articles aim to offer readers some form of insight on dealing with the Millennial generation. Today's advice? We're going mobile. Education technology provider, ConnectEDU has...

5 Jobs Offering More Stress, 5 Jobs Offering Less Stress

All jobs cause stress to some degree. Sometimes it drives us to succeed while other times it makes us want to eschew the "civilized" world for a simple life living off of the land. You may think that your job is the worst mistake of your life or what makes your life great. But whatever the case, hate it or love it, your job is one of the most substantial sources of stress in your life. It...

Outstanding in Your Field: Unconventional Job Search Advice

Unemployment rates are gradually dropping, but it's still an incredibly tough job market, especially for new grads and people returning to the workforce after an absence. Standing out from a crowd of dozens—if not hundreds—of equally qualified candidates can seem impossible. If you follow conventional wisdom, you may find yourself lost in a stack of one-page,...

A Day-in-the-Life of a Recruiter [Infographic]

Ever wonder what's it's like for recruiters? Or, if you are a recruiter, do you ever wonder if job seekers, hiring managers and others understand the ins and outs of your role? Well, to help answer these questions and more, temporary workforce employer Headcount Management has created the "A Day in the Life of a Recruiter" infographic. So, just what does it reveal to us? How...

6 Email Etiquette Tips When Communicating with Supervisors & Coworkers

If you're going to effectively communicate with your coworkers and supervisors via email, it's important to understand that there are several important do's and don'ts to mind when crafting your messages. In the old days, all communication was done in person or on the phone, but with the advent of the Internet, things have changed. In order to avoid alienating your contacts, consider the...

10 Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Own Recruiting Firm (Part 2)

Self-employment is on the rise as a result of reduced availability of stable, secure and permanent full-time jobs. More and more of us are finding relative solace in being masters of our own destiny, as self-employed professionals, rather than being at the apparent mercy of corporate whim. This is backed up by studies reported in NBC News and the BBC, which show sharp rises in self-employment...

Study Finds Social Media in the Workplace Breeds Widespread Privacy Fears

A recent study released by AVG Technologies, in its Digital Diaries series of blogs, has revealed that 53 percent of working adults feel that their privacy is threatened in the workplace due to the growing presence of social media. Spurring these fears include findings that 10 percent of survey respondents said they had uncovered secret discussions about them online held by coworkers while 11...

CareerBuilder Unveils Best Jobs for Associates and Bachelors Holders

CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists have constructed a list of the most financially profitable professions for workers with a two- or four-year degree. "Nearly one in five employers (18 percent) reported that their educational requirements for jobs in their organizations have increased over the last five years," Brent Rasmussen, president of CareerBuilder North America, said. "A...

Most Top Performing Orgs Apply Performance Management to Execs

Research out of i4cp, Inc., a research organization that identifies the practices of high-performance organizations, has found that about two-thirds of the highest performing companies consistently apply performance management processes to their executives and board members. The report, Purpose-Driven Performance Management in High-Performance Organizations, in a survey of 1,427 participating...

Love of Jobs and Other Things Lost

There are two main ways we express our love for anything: by feeling joyful when we (are about to) have it and feeling awful when we don't (or are about to lose it). Way too many people imagine that only the second one really counts or that it counts so much more: "If you really love me, you'll miss me terribly when I'm gone." –rather than "If you love me, you will experience joy...